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City Development Plan for Allahabad Final Report
5.2.3 Over
the Past
Decades
here at Minto Park in 1858 AD. After the first war of independence the town
was named Allahabad and was made the capital of United Province of Agra
and Oudh. In 1868 AD, it became a seat of Justice when Allahabad High Court
was established.
British architect Sir William Emerson
erected a majestic monument All Saint
Cathedral in 1871 AD, thirty years
before he designed the Victoria
Memorial in Kolkata. To be set up in
1887 AD Allahabad is the fourth oldest
University. Allahabad has been rich in
numerous Victorian and Georgian
buildings made in synthesis with Indian
architectural traditions.
1900 AD onwards, the Home Rule
League became very active in Allahabad
drawing into its fold some of the future leaders of modern India like Jawaharlal
Nehru. With the advent of Mahatma Gandhi, Anand Bhawan, the home of the
Nehrus became the epicentre for major political upheavals that were being
planned in the country. The transformation of freedom struggle into a mass
movement in 1920s made Allahabad a centre of political pilgrimage as well.
Illustrated herein this section are two satellite images depicting the situation of
urban sprawl in the years 1994 and 2000 respectively. There is marked
increase in urban activity (settlements, red in colour) over the years. There is
marked increase in the main city of Allahabad so is with Naini and Phaphamau
which appeared as a small group of houses in 1994, but started spreading
outwards and forming a sort of continuum towards the main city by 2000.
Figure 14: Urban Sprawl in 1994
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